Leap Surname

139,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Leap Surname Definition:

An old Aberdeenshire surname. William Lipp to render an account of the eels of Cluny, Perthshire, in 1264 (ER., I, p. 2). Walter Lippe was one of the witnesses to the "carta fundacionis domus elemosinarie apud Turreth" (Turriff) by Alexander Cummyn, earl of Buchan, 1273 (CAB.

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Leap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8821:192,59219,053
Cambodia1,1461:13,5141,086
France591:1,125,809120,603
Ireland291:162,3777,171
England201:2,785,90397,972
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
India91:85,229,487684,495
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guam11:160,1214,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4791:104,84110,548

Leap (3,904) may also be a first name.

Leap Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An old Aberdeenshire surname. William Lipp to render an account of the eels of Cluny, Perthshire, in 1264 (ER., I, p. 2). Walter Lippe was one of the witnesses to the "carta fundacionis domus elemosinarie apud Turreth" (Turriff) by Alexander Cummyn, earl of Buchan, 1273 (CAB., p. 470). John Lyp or Lyppe of the county of Aberdene rendered homage in 1296. The seal attached to his homage shows a lean dog coiled gnawing a bone, and S' Johanis Lipe (Bain, II, p. 203,208, 552). Thomas Lipp or de Lipp had a charter from David II of the lands of Netherdull, Drumbeth, and Pettinbruynache, with office of constabulary of Culan in sheriffdom of Aberdeen (RMS., I, App. II, 988). Thomas de Lippes was among the Scots prisoners taken at the battle of Durham in 1346 (Hailes, II, p. 390, who adds: "If he was not a foreigner, I know not who he was"). John Lip was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1452 (NSCM., I, p. 13). A family of this name is said to have succeeded to the property of Schivas through marriage with the heiress of Schivas of that Ilk (CAB., p. 334). They were succeeded by Maitlands in the fifteenth century. Rev. Robert Lippe edited selections from Wodrow's Biographical collections, 1890. Two brothers named Lipp from Forglen served in the first Great War (Turriff). The name may be Frisian Lippe is said to be a pet form of Philip (Winkler, Friesche naamlijst, s.v.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Leap Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leap Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Leap occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leap? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leap is the 139,035th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,265,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Leap live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Leap is also the 112,112th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 3,904 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,882 people, or 1 in 192,592. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live, Indiana, where 14 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 36 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Leap Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leap has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leap surname expanded 393 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 193 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it decreased 49 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leap Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Leap surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

Leap earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.26% less than the national average, earning $42,172 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lejap89118/
Leape89102/
Hleap8929/
Lehap8916/
Leuap8910/
Leaph894/
Leapz893/
Leyap892/
Leasp891/
Lieap891/
Leaps890/
Lea8647,342/
Lap868,996/
Lep861,560/
Leuyap8046/
Leyape8019/
Leapeh806/
Leaphe801/
Lehaup801/
Lejape801/
Leapch801/
Lehape801/
Loheap801/
Leappe800/
Leashp800/
Leya7522,791/
Lepe7521,034/
Lapp7512,350/
Leja759,839/
Liep759,669/
Lape758,738/
Leah757,680/
Lepp755,376/
Leha753,646/
Leua752,650/
Leas752,354/
Leps751,807/
Leep751,277/
Laup751,125/
Leat75981/
Leop75974/
Liea75767/
Lead75709/
Laps75649/
Leab75340/
Leip75334/
Liap75328/
Laip75266/
Lapė75122/
Leia75115/
Leav7586/
Leța7571/
Leaţ7565/
Lyap7562/
Loep7555/
Leae7551/
Lepš7547/
Laap7544/
Leea7535/
Llap7535/
Leaț7531/
Latp7530/
Laph7526/
Leaz7522/
Lejp7519/
Hlep7514/
Lepf7513/
Laep7512/
Leph7511/
Lajp7510/
Hlap759/
Lhea757/
Llea755/
Leup754/
Lehp754/
Lapt753/
Lapf753/
Lhap753/
Løep752/
Ledp752/
Lasp751/
Lyep751/
Leaș751/
Le'a751/
Lepő751/
Hlea751/
Luep750/
Lesp750/
Leeapps731/
Le677,542,572/
La67502,950/
Leach6791,645/
Lappe674,567/
Leope671,373/
Loyep671,045/
Lieya67664/
Leppe67662/
Loepp67549/
Leupp67539/
Leupe67465/
Laupp67417/
Leipe67345/
Lieja67336/
Lespe67321/
Leipp67286/
Lahap67244/
Leatt67220/
Lepps67150/
Lejab67139/
Lağap67133/
Hleha67127/
Leova67100/
Leeya6799/
Lejop6793/
Leeja6793/
Hlape6788/
Leyah6787/
Least6775/
Leyat6758/
Lijap6754/
Lehah6752/
Lapps6747/
Layep6746/
Liyep6744/
Leipf6743/
Lleja6736/
Layap6733/
Leiau6733/
Leass6732/
Lățea6732/
Leeps6731/
Luțea6730/
Leowa6727/
Leuha6727/
Leips6724/
Leyad6721/
Lhept6720/
Leyau6718/
Lepfe6717/
Leyas6715/
Leuah6715/
Lijep6714/
Lejah6714/
Liyap6714/
Layup6713/
Lihap6713/
Lepch6712/
Leuaa6712/
Leyaa6712/
Liape6712/
Llape6712/
Luyap6711/
Lajap6711/
Lapss6710/
Lajip6710/
Leadd679/
Lea'e679/
Llepe679/
Laape678/
Leias678/
Leiah677/
Lehop677/
Lehab677/
Lapsz677/
Leads676/
Layop676/
Leiha676/
Laaph676/
Leuab676/
Leyaz676/
Lajep676/
Leabd675/
Leipz675/
Lyaip675/
Lieph674/
Leepe674/
Lehia674/
Lephe674/
Lehya673/
Laiph673/
Luepp673/
Leead673/
Lauph673/
Leype673/
Laphe673/
Laaps673/
Laups673/
Leeia673/
Lleya673/
Hlepe673/
Llaap673/
Lajup673/
Layip673/
Leeab673/
Leats672/
Hleja672/
Leeph672/
Laupt672/
Lepfh672/
Liepp672/
Leuph672/
Hleya672/
L'Ape672/
Lezpe672/
Lețea672/
Leyep672/
Leipt672/
Lleha672/
Liaep672/
Leash671/
Leiph671/
Llepp671/
Laipt671/
Leabh671/
Leadz671/
Leauy671/
Leavh671/
Leopp671/
Lehja671/
Laapz671/
Lachp671/
Leapeheh671/
Lapsh671/
Louep671/
Loyap671/
Leitp671/
Lațea671/
Laipz671/
L'Yap671/
Laahp671/
Lijea671/
Leoup671/
Leyab671/
Leyha671/
Leyop671/
Leïya671/
Liepė671/
Lheja671/
Lieab671/
Lleps671/
Ledpe671/
Leyup671/
La'ap671/
Laitp671/
Lathp671/
Hleup671/
Hliap671/
Leeas670/
Leabs670/
Laphs670/
Loeph670/
Hlapp670/
Leppz670/

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